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Labor Day: Workers Celebrate Freedom from Labor Unions

September 2, 2024 3:10 amSeptember 3, 2024 8:55 am

On this Labor Day 2024, take a moment to read about another case from the National Right to Work Foundation, which provides free legal aid to employees whose human or civil rights have been violated by compulsory unionism abuses. The...

Labor Day: Ora Et Labora

September 2, 2024 2:55 amSeptember 2, 2024 2:56 am

Ora et Labora: Pray and Labor – a central pillar of the Benedictine movement. It’s corollary – Laborare est Orare, or To Work is to Pray – is also succinctly descriptive of the idea that working is a deeply personal...

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Dem Allies Make Rare Appeal To Newsom to Sign Controversial Bill

August 31, 2024 11:09 pmSeptember 1, 2024 8:09 am

Assembly Bill 1840, authored by Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno), would expand eligibility of the California Dream for All program, to be renamed under the bill to the Home Purchase Assistance Program, and remove any disqualifications based on an applicants immigration status....

Two Grocery Store Plastic Bag Ban Bills Pass Final Floor Votes, Move To Governor’s Desk

August 31, 2024 2:45 amAugust 31, 2024 2:46 am

Two bills aimed at banning all plastic bags from grocery stores and other retail stores moved ahead in both the Senate and Assembly respectively on Thursday and Friday, with both bills each passing with votes split across party lines once...

Bill to Protect Off-Highway Vehicle Competitions Passes Senate

August 30, 2024 4:59 pmAugust 30, 2024 6:36 pm

A bill that would save off-highway vehicle (OHV) competitions in California passed the Senate this week, moving the bill to the Governor’s Desk. Senate Bill 708, authored by Senator Brian Jones (R-San Diego), would require the department to issue a...

Slavery Apology Bill Passes Assembly, Moves To Newsom’s Desk

August 30, 2024 11:57 amAugust 30, 2024 11:57 am

A bill that would issue a formal apology by the state for human rights violations and crimes against humanity on African slaves and their descendants was passed by the Assembly in a final 72-0 vote on Thursday, moving the bill...

Healthcare Professionals Can Help Mitigate the Consequences of Government Price Controls

August 30, 2024 9:11 amAugust 30, 2024 9:11 am

In August, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released details around medicine that will be subject to the first round of government price controls—newfound authority originating from the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. While the intent to lower costs for patients is...